The Life Of Emperor Bardanes Philippikos And His Blinding Birthday Surprise

In the 7th and early 8th centuries, Bardanes Philippikos (also commonly known as Philippicus Bardanes) was a prominent member of the ruling elite involved...

The Ironic Rise, Fall, And Belated Execution Of Leontios

Leontios (or Liontius) was a decorated army and navy military leader who commanded forces on the behalf of the emperors of Constantinople along the...

Tapestry – The Elements Series: Water, or Neptune, designed by Charles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) and made by the Manufacture des Gobelins (17th...

This tapestry, designed by Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) and manufactured by the Manufacture des Gobelins during the reign of King Louis XIV (1643-1715), has...

Black Elk

  Black Elk (c. 1863-1950) "You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World...

Cassius Dio

  Cassius Dio (c. 163-235) "It seems that those who exercise supreme powers know more about everyhting else than they do about their own affairs, and...

Virgil

Virgil (c. 70-19 BCE) "What I need is to find a way I too can rise in triumph from the earth and live on in the...

The Morbid Bank Of High-Priest John Hyrcanus

John Hyrcanus, a member of the Maccabee/Hasmonean Dynasty, ruled Jerusalem from 135 to 104 BCE. Around the same time as John Hyrcanus’ ascendance, the...

The Buddha

  The Buddha (this saying written down in the 3rd century BCE) "By oneself is damage done: by oneself is one defiled. By oneself is damage not done: by...
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